HAMMOND, Ind. – The Hawks opened the Midwest Regional Crossover tournament with two matches on Friday, October 14^th. In the morning session they defeated the Wayne State University Warriors in four sets (24-26, 25-18, 25-17, 25-16). They took on the Trevecca Nazarene University Trojans in the afternoon session and swept the Trojans (25-14, 25-19, 25-20).

Match 1 vs Wayne State
Set 1
Despite jumping out to an early lead in the set, it was back and forth between the Hawks and the Warriors. After a kill by Emma Wijnbergen, QU would lead 6-3. The teams would be tied at 8, then the Warriors would go on a 5-1 run to grow their lead to 21-15. After a WSU timeout, Mark Jones's team went on an 8-0 run to take a 23-21 lead. WSU would come back and win the opening set after scoring the final three points.

Set 2
The Hawks rebounded in the second set by leading wire-to-wire to take the set in convincing fashion. Mattison Norris, Emily Rehagen and Wijnbergen each had 4 kills apiece in the set to lead the Hawks to a 25-18 win. They registered the highest attack percentage of the morning with a .406. As the set kept going, the Hawks wouldn't let the Warriors get any closer than 5 points.

Set 3
Different set, much of the same story for the Hawks as they kept their offensive rhythm intact.  Norris led the way with 6 kills during the 3^rd set. The early part of the set was close as both teams traded leads. The Hawks would go on an 8-3 run to break the set open at 20-13. QU would take the final four points of the set to win and take the lead in the match.

Set 4
In the fourth and final set of the match, the Hawks kept the WSU hitters out of sequence as they were held to a .135 attack percentage and committed six errors on 37 attempts. Rehagen led the way in the set with 5 kills on 12 attempts. The Hawks went on a 6-0 run to take a commanding lead at 13-6.

Match Leaders
Emily Rehagen: 17 kills
Mattison Norris: 15 kills, 10 digs
Makayla Knoblauch: 52 assists, 10 digs

Match 2 vs Trevecca Nazarene
Set 1
In the opening set, the Hawks were led by Alice Pavan who registered 6 kills on 6 attempts, as QU only committed one error. They used a .533 hitting percentage to win the set in convincing fashion. Quincy jumped out to a 9-3 lead and never looked back. That lead grew to 17-9, as they took the set by the score of 25-14.

Set 2
The Trojans took early control in the middle set as they led 9-2. After a QU timeout, the Hawks would proceed to go on a 9-0 run to take the lead at 11-10. From that point on, the Hawks used their momentum to take a big lead and win the set.

Set 3
Looking for the sweep in the afternoon match, QU kept that momentum up. They extended a lead to 13-6, but as TNU tried to inch closer, the Hawks kept them at arm's length. Pavan led the team with 6 kills in the match clinching set.

Match Leaders
Alice Pavan: 16 kills, .800 %
Mattison Norris: 10 kills
Makayla Knoblauch: 39 assists